Man arrested for public intoxication

According to the SPD incident report, that was released Monday, the man cursed the officer when he confronted him initially.

Leigh Kreimeier, lkreimeier@stuttgartdailyleader.com

A 53-year-old Stuttgart man is facing a misdemeanor charge after urinating on a wall, cursing an officer and causing a scene.

Stuttgart Police Department Ptl. George Bethell was dispatched to Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart’s emergency room at 1:30 p.m. Thursday for a patient that was being “very combative and non-compliant.” Numerous nurses at the facility who said the man was causing a problem met with officer.

According to the SPD incident report, that was released Monday, the man cursed the officer when he confronted him initially.

“(The suspect) had torn out his I.V. at this time and then leaned over on his side and started urinating on the wall,” Bethell wrote in his report. “(The man’s) speech was extremely slurred and slow…(he) could not tell me where he lived at the time and did not know what day it was.”

The officer, realizing something was affecting the man’s thinking, asked if he was on any type of drugs and the man replied, “Yes, I do pot and take Hydrocodone and Xanax bars.”

Hydrocodone and Xanax are both listed as prescription medications.

The man was then placed under arrest for public intoxication and transported to the Arkansas County Detention Center in DeWitt for further processing. His only alleged charge listed in the report was public intoxication. The man’s symptoms or reason for receiving care at the hospital was not listed.

The Stuttgart Daily Leader does not release names in misdemeanor cases until convicted. Readers can find the listings of those tried in Stuttgart’s District Court on Wednesday’s Public Safety page when made available by the Stuttgart District Court. At that time they will also be listed at www.StuttgartDailyLeader.com.

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